Proms Plus In Tune

ven 13 lug 2012, 4.30pm, Royal College of Music

Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein present a live Proms edition of BBC Radio 3's In Tune, featuring artists from the season.

Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

ven 13 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Mark-Anthony Turnage - Canon Fever (3 mins)

Elgar - Overture 'Cockaigne (In London Town)' (15 mins)

Delius - Sea Drift (25 mins)

Tippett - Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles (16 mins)

Elgar - Coronation Ode (33 mins)

Proms Plus Sing

sab 14 lug 2012, 1.30pm, Royal College of Music

Bring your family to join professional singers in favourite songs from My Fair Lady. Ideal for family members aged 7-plus.

Proms Plus Literary

sab 14 lug 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, the inspiration for My Fair Lady, is discussed by Shaw's biographer Sir Michael Holroyd and Professor of Irish History, Roy Foster. Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are brought to life by the actors Tim Pigott-Smith and Rachael Stirling, who recently appeared in Pygmalion on stage. Matthew Sweet presents.

Proms Plus Intro

lun 16 lug 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Ara Guzelimian (Provost and Dean, Juilliard School of Music) and Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (Principal, Royal Academy of Music) discuss the long-standing series of collaborations between their distinguished conservatoires. Louise Fryer hosts.

Prom 4: Respighi, Ravel and Adams

lun 16 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Respighi - Roman Festivals (22 mins)

Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major (22 mins)

John Adams - City Noir (34 mins)

Proms Plus Portrait

mar 17 lug 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Kaija Saariaho discusses Laterna magica with Tom Service prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of her chamber works Serenatas and Tocar given by musicians from the London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble.

Prom 5: Strauss, Saariaho & Sibelius

mar 17 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

R. Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra (32 mins)

R. Strauss - Four Last Songs (22 mins)

Kaija Saariaho - Laterna magica (22 mins)

Sibelius - Symphony No. 7 in C major (23 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

mer 18 lug 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

Conductor Jane Glover begins a four-part series in which musicians from this year's Proms season reveal their literary passions and talk about what they are reading this summer.

Prom 6: Lam, Rachmaninov & Prokofiev

mer 18 lug 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Fung Lam - Endless Forms (c9 mins)

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (35 mins)

Earl Wild - Seven Virtuoso Études – I got rhythm (2 mins)

Prokofiev - Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor (43 mins)

Prom 7: Handel – Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks

mer 18 lug 2012, 10.15pm, Royal Albert Hall

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major (26 mins)

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major (10 mins)

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major (10 mins)

Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks (17 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

gio 19 lug 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Musicians from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment introduce Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus with musical examples. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents.

Prom 8: Handel – Judas Maccabaeus

gio 19 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Handel - Judas Maccabaeus (130 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

ven 20 lug 2012, 6.15pm, Royal College of Music

On the first night of Daniel Barenboim's Beethoven/Boulez cycle, the conductor talks to Proms Director Roger Wright.

Prom 9: Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

ven 20 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 in C major (25 mins)

Pierre Boulez - Dérive 2 (45 mins)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 in D major (35 mins)

Proms Plus Family Orchestra & Chorus

sab 21 lug 2012, 2.00pm, Royal College of Music

Beethoven Family Orchestra and Chorus, with a little bit of Boulez!

Proms Saturday Matinee 1: Bach – The Art of Fugue

sab 21 lug 2012, 3.00pm, Cadogan Hall

J. S. Bach - The Art of Fugue (arr. M. Esfahani) (70 mins)

Proms Plus Family

sab 21 lug 2012, 5.30pm, Royal College of Music

A live musical introduction perfect for all the family, with Rachel Leach and professional musicians. Bring your instrument and join in!

Prom 10: Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

sab 21 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 in B flat major (35 mins)

Pierre Boulez - Dialogue de l'ombre double (20 mins)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica' (50 mins)

Proms Plus Late

sab 21 lug 2012, 10.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Proms Plus Intro

dom 22 lug 2012, 2.45pm, Royal College of Music

An illustrated introduction to tonight's performance of The Trojans with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Prom 11: Berlioz – The Trojans

dom 22 lug 2012, 4.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Berlioz - The Trojans (255 mins)

Proms Chamber Music 2: Tenebrae

lun 23 lug 2012, 1.00pm, Cadogan Hall

Gibbons - First Set of Madrigals and Motets of Five Parts (1612) – selection (8 mins)

Gibbons - The Cryes of London (7 mins)

Julian Philips - Sorowfull Songes (c10 mins)

Steve Martland - Street Songs – selection (22 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

lun 23 lug 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Mariam Said and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari on the story of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, with host Clemency Burton-Hill.

Prom 12: Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

lun 23 lug 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral' (40 mins)

Pierre Boulez - Mémoriale ('… explosante-fixe …' Originel) (8 mins)

Pierre Boulez - Messagesquisse (8 mins)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor (30 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

mar 24 lug 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

Ed Stourton, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Sunday, is joined by a panel of guests to explore the influence on contemporary Arabic literature of the social and political uprisings of the 'Arab Spring'.

Prom 29: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

sab 4 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Proms Plus Late

sab 4 ago 2012, 10.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Proms Plus Family Orchestra

dom 5 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Royal College of Music

Join the Proms team in this special event inspired by The Angry Planet, ending in a performance. Family members can join Proms Plus Sing or Proms Family Orchestra, which will join forces for the performance.

Proms Plus Sing

dom 5 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Royal College of Music

Join the Proms team in this special event inspired by The Angry Planet, ending in a performance. Family members can join Proms Plus Sing or Proms Plus Family Orchestra, which will join forces for the performance.

Prom 30: The Angry Planet

dom 5 ago 2012, 4.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Bob Chilcott - The Angry Planet (c45 mins)

Ben Parry - Flame (4 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

dom 5 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Matthew Rowe explores the music in tonight's Prom, with live musical examples from members of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Proms Chamber Music 4: Debussy & Ravel

lun 6 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Cadogan Hall

Debussy - Violin Sonata (13 mins)

Debussy - Cello Sonata (12 mins)

Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor (27 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

lun 6 ago 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

War reporter Kate Adie and novelist Aminatta Forna discuss Margaret Atwood's groundbreaking novel A Handmaid's Tale, 25 years after its publication, in which a conservative religious revolution brings about a theocratic dictatorship.

Prom 32: Bernstein – Mass

lun 6 ago 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Bernstein - Mass (103 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

mar 7 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

James MacMillan and Andrew Carwood, Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral, consider the role of religion in music, with presenter Louise Fryer.

Prom 33: Wagner, Bruckner & MacMillan

mar 7 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Wagner - Tristan and Isolde – Prelude (Act 1) (9 mins)

James MacMillan - Credo (c25 mins)

Bruckner - Symphony No. 6 in A major (55 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

mer 8 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Conductor Edward Gardner continues the series of literary passions and talks about what he's reading this summer.

Prom 34: Schubert, Dubugnon & R. Strauss

mer 8 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished' (25 mins)

Richard Dubugnon - Battlefield Concerto (27 mins)

R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben (45 mins)

Proms Plus Portrait

gio 9 ago 2012, 4.45pm, Royal College of Music

Per Nørgård discusses his Seventh Symphony with Andrew McGregor prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works, Dancers Around Jupiterand String Quartet No. 6, 'Tintinnabulary', given by musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music. Due to illness, we regret to announce that Per Nørgård has had to withdraw from this event. We are grateful to Ivan Hewett for taking his place.

Prom 35: Sibelius, Delius, Grieg & Nørgård

gio 9 ago 2012, 6.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Sibelius - Symphony No. 6 in D minor (29 mins)

Delius - Cynara (10 mins)

Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor (29 mins)

Per Nørgård - Symphony No. 7 (27 mins)

Sibelius - Symphony No. 3 in C major (30 mins)

Prom 36: Glamorous Night: A Celebration of Ivor Novello

gio 9 ago 2012, 10.15pm, Royal Albert Hall

Novello - A Celebration of Ivor Novello (75 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

ven 10 ago 2012, 5.00pm, Royal College of Music

Join Matthew Rowe and musicians from the BBC Singers for a musical introduction to Elgar's oratorio The Apostles.

Proms Plus Portrait

lun 13 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Olga Neuwirth discusses Remnants of Songs … an Amphigory with Andrew McGregor prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of her chamber works, … ad auras … in memoriam H. and Marsyas II, given by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.

Prom 42: Prokofiev, Neuwirth & Bartók

lun 13 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1 (30 mins)

Olga Neuwirth - Remnants of Songs ... an Amphigony (20 mins)

Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra (37 mins)

Proms Plus Family

mar 14 ago 2012, 5.00pm, Royal College of Music

Join Rachel Leach and play alongside musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to discover the history behind the evening's concert.

Prom 43: Delius, Saint-Saëns & Tchaikovsky

mar 14 ago 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Delius - Paris (The Song of a Great City) (22 mins)

Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (21 mins)

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in E minor (45 mins)

Prom 44: London Sinfonietta

mar 14 ago 2012, 10.15pm, Royal Albert Hall

Ligeti - Poème symphonique (8 mins)

Berio - Sequenza V (8 mins)

Xenakis - Phlegra (12 mins)

Jonathan Harvey - Mortuos plango, vivos voco (9 mins)

Louis Andriessen - De snelheid (18 mins)

Cage - 4' 33 (4:33 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

mer 15 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Tonight's conductor Marin Alsop and Cathy Graham, Head of Music at the British Council, discuss the São Paulo Orchestra and Brazilian musical life with Petroc Trelawny.

Proms Plus Literary

sab 18 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Christine Rice concludes the series of events in which musicians from this year's Proms season introduce readings from their favourite works of fiction and poetry.

Prom 48: Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky

sab 18 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Weber - Der Freischütz – overture (10 mins)

Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (17 mins)

Tchaikovsky - Manfred (57 mins)

Proms Plus Late

sab 18 ago 2012, 10.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Proms Plus Sing

dom 19 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Royal College of Music

Sing parts of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic The Yeomen of the Guard with Mary King. Ideal for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.

Proms Plus Intro

dom 19 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers present a musical exploration of tonight's operetta with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Prom 49: Gilbert & Sullivan – The Yeomen of the Guard

dom 19 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard (85 mins)

Proms Chamber Music 6: Escher Quartet

lun 20 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Cadogan Hall

Hugh Wood - String Quartet No. 4 (24 mins)

Debussy - String Quartet in G minor (25 mins)

Proms Plus Family

lun 20 ago 2012, 5.30pm, Royal College of Music

Journey through the music of this evening's Prom in a family-friendly introduction with Fraser Trainer. Bring along your instrument and join in.

Prom 50: Beethoven, Mozart, Delius & Nielsen

lun 20 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven - Egmont – overture (9 mins)

Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major (28 mins)

Delius - Eventyr (Once Upon a Time) (16 mins)

Nielsen - Symphony No. 5 (34 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

mar 21 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Novelist Pat Barker and Revd Giles Fraser discuss what British writers can learn from the Russian classics, with readings from their personal favourites.

Prom 51: Glinka, Howard & Shostakovich

mar 21 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture (5 mins)

Emily Howard - Calculus of the Nervous System (15 mins)

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 in C major 'Leningrad' (75 mins)

Proms Plus Family

mer 22 ago 2012, 5.00pm, Royal College of Music

Join Rachel Leach, musicians from the LSO and Director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason for an interactive introduction to the music of Cinderella. Ideal for all the family. Bring your instrument and join in.

Proms Plus Literary

gio 23 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Glenda Jackson MP and film critic Mark Kermode celebrate the work of the late Ken Russell, the film director of groundbreaking and controversial films about Delius, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Liszt, Mahler and Strauss.

Proms Plus Intro

ven 24 ago 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

Prom 55: Britten – Peter Grimes

ven 24 ago 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Britten - Peter Grimes (150 mins)

Proms Plus Portrait

sab 25 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Helen Grime discusses Night Songs ahead of its world premiere tonight and introduces performances of her chamber pieces 10 Miniatures for solo piano, To see the summer sky and Shadowplay by students from the Royal College of Music. Tom Service presents.

Prom 56: Goehr, Knussen, Grime & Debussy

sab 25 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Alexander Goehr - Metamorphosis/Dance (19 mins)

Oliver Knussen - Symphony No. 3 (15 mins)

Helen Grime - Night Songs (c5 mins)

Debussy - The Martyrdom of St Sebastian (52 mins)

Proms Plus Late

sab 25 ago 2012, 10.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Proms Plus Intro

dom 26 ago 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Musicians from the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester are joined by Andrew McGregor to give some musical insights into tonight's programme.

Prom 57: Wagner, Berg, R. Strauss & Ravel

dom 26 ago 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Wagner - Parsifal – Prelude (Act 3) and Good Friday Music (20 mins)

Berg - Violin Concerto (25 mins)

R. Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier – suite (22 mins)

Ravel - La valse (12 mins)

Proms Chamber Music 7: Debussy & Schoenberg

lun 27 ago 2012, 1.00pm, Cadogan Hall

Debussy - Sonata for flute, viola and harp (16 mins)

Schoenberg - Pierrot lunaire (33 mins)

Prom 58: Family Matinee: A Journey to Far Corners of our Musical World

Proms Plus Intro

dom 2 set 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

A musical introduction to Mahler's Sixth Symphony with members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Stephen Johnson.

Prom 69: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra – Messiaen & Mahler

dom 2 set 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Messiaen - Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (31 mins)

Mahler - Symphony No. 6 in A minor (85 mins)

Proms Chamber Music 8: Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Debussy

lun 3 set 2012, 1.00pm, Cadogan Hall

Debussy - Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon (3 mins)

Debussy - Élégie (2 mins)

Debussy - Masques (5 mins)

Debussy - Préludes – Book 2 (38 mins)

Proms Plus Literary

lun 3 set 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Mariella Frostrup is joined by Sir Tim Rice to explore the regular favourites of guests' book choices on Desert Island Discs.

Prom 70: Desert Island Discs 70th-Anniversary Prom

lun 3 set 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Marking 70 years of Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young introduces former castaways from the programme and their musical choices.

Proms Plus Intro

mar 4 set 2012, 5.45pm, Royal College of Music

Musicians from the St Louis Symphony and Tom Service introduce tonight's programme.

Prom 71: St Louis Symphony

mar 4 set 2012, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall

Brahms - Tragic Overture (14 mins)

Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major (40 mins)

Schoenberg - Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16 (16 mins)

Gershwin - An American in Paris (18 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

mer 5 set 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

Writer and broadcaster Rana Mitter, in conversation with journalist Shuyun Sun, discusses the political context of John Adams's first opera, Nixon in China. Hosted by Louise Fryer.

Prom 72: John Adams – Nixon in China

mer 5 set 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

John Adams - Nixon in China (180 mins)

Proms Plus Intro

gio 6 set 2012, 5.15pm, Royal College of Music

Join Proms Director Roger Wright and Chris Cotton, Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall, as they look back over the 2012 season with Petroc Trelawny. Questions can be submitted in advance at bbc.co.uk/proms.

Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Beethoven & Bruckner

gio 6 set 2012, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (35 mins)

Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (65 mins)

Prom 74: Staff Benda Bilili & Baloji

gio 6 set 2012, 10.15pm, Royal Albert Hall

Congolese street musicians Staff Benda Bilili and Congolese-Belgo rapper Baloji bring their own pieces of Africa to the Proms.